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 498 plint's natural history. [Book V. FoREiGisr Authors quoted. — King Juba^ Hecataeus' Hellanicus^, Damastes'', Dicsearchus^, Bseton*^, Timosthenes^, Philonides^, Zenagoras^, Astynomus^°, Staphylus^ Aris- toteles^', Aristocritus^^, Dionysius^^, Epliorus^^, Eratos- thenes^^, Hipparclius*^, Pansetius^*, Serapion^^ of Antiocli, Callimaclius^", Agathocles"^ Polybms'-^, Timgeus"^ the mathematician, Herodotus'^^, Myrsilus^^ Alexander Poly- histor'", Metrodorus^^, Posidonius^^, who wrote the Peri- plus and the Periegesis, Sotades"^, Periander^", Aristar- ^ Jwba II., king of Mauritania. After the defeat of liis father at Thapsus, be was carried a prisoner to Rome, though quite a cliild, and compelled to grace the conqueror's triumph. Augustus Caesar after- wards restored to liim his kingdom, and gave him in marriage Cleopatra, or Selene, the daugliter of Antony and Cleopatra. To his hterary pur- suits he is chiefly indebted for his reputation. His works are continually quoted by Phny, who regards his authority with the utmost deference. Among his numerovis Avorks he seems to hare written a History of Africa, Assyria, Arabia, and Rome; as also Treatises on the Stage, Music, Grammar, and Painting. 2 Qf Miletus. See end of B. iv. 3 See end of B. iv. '* See end of B. iv. * See end of B. ii. ^ He was employed by Alexander the Great in measuring distances in Ms marches. He vn'ote a work upon tliis subject, entitled, " Distances of the Marches of Alexander." ^ See end of B. iv. ^ See end of B. iv. ^ See end of B. iv. 10 See end of B. iv. 11 See end of B. iv. 12 See end of B. ii. 15 See end of B. iv. 14 OfCbalcis. SeeendofB.iv. 15 SeeendofB.iv. IS See end of B. ii. I'' See end of B. ii. 1^ Of Rhodes, the friend of P. Scipio ^Emihanus and Lselius. He was the head of the Stoic School at Athens, where he died. His principal w^ork was a Treatise on Moral Duties, which served as a model for Cicero in the composition of his work, " De Officus." He also wrote a work on the philosophical sects. 19 See end of B. ii. so See end of B. iv. 21 See end of B. iv. 22 gge end of B. iv. 23 See end of B. h. 24 gee end of B. ii. 2^ See end of B. iv. 26 gg^ end of B. iii. 27 See end of B. iii. 28 gee end of B. ii. 2" There are four literary persons mentioned of this name. 1. An Athenian comic poet of the middle comedy. 2. A native of Maronaea, in Tlirace, or else of Crete, who wrote lascivious and abusive verses, and was at last put to death by order of Ptolemy Philadelphus. He was the inventor of the Sotadean verse, or Ionic a Majore, Tetrameter Brachyca- talectic. 3. An Atlienian Philosopher, who wrote a book on mysteries. 4. A Byzantine philosopher, of whom nothing whatever is known.
 * There were two writers of this name, before the time of PHny. 1.